Kanchhi Matyang Tyang

Kanchhi Matyang Tyang is a Nepali comedy film that was released in theatres on 12 December 2014. The film was directed, produced and written by Puran Thapa, who also appeared in the cast, and it was given a UA certificate by the censor board. The title of the film is a playful Nepali expression, and the picture itself was a family comedy made in the tradition that has always been a strong stream of the Nepali industry.

The cast included the famous comedienne Laxmi Giri along with Sarika K.C., Laya Sangraula, Anu Shah, Puran Thapa and Jaya Kishan Basnet in the main roles. Laxmi Giri was one of the most popular comic actresses of the country, and her participation in the film brought with it the promise of the kind of humour that the local audience loved. The film followed the pattern of the small and medium entertainers of 2014, with comedy as the main attraction.

Puran Thapa, who took the multiple responsibilities of the director, the writer and the producer, was a veteran of Nepali cinema who had worked in many productions of the industry. His one-man leadership of this project placed the film firmly inside the traditions of the experienced storytelling aimed at the family audience. The picture was released in December 2014, in the period leading to the festival season, a time when the Nepali halls were always filled with new releases.

Kanchhi Matyang Tyang is a typical example of the light entertainment that the Nepali film industry produced in the middle of the 2010s. The complete film is available on YouTube where it can be watched freely, and it continues to amuse the viewers who enjoy the comic style of the period. For the lovers of the comedy of Laxmi Giri and the family films of the day, the title remains a familiar and well-loved piece of the Nepali cinema of 2014.